The Handmaid's Tale

Previously on The Handmaid's Tale...

Do you know Commander Mackenzie?

He has a daughter. Her name is Agnes.

Protect her, please.

Just love her for me. I promise.

Hannah would attend

a school for domestic arts.

The one in her district is in Brookline,

by the reservoir.

We need to look at starting a series

of district-wide Salvagings.

One last measured push

should roll up the last of the insurgent strongholds.

I've seen a lot of these reunions

and it's not always a storybook ending.

I don't want to make things awkward for you.

It is awkward.

But who cares?

Waterford asked to borrow you.

He's trying to force the Canadians to talk

about repatriating his daughter.

You have to understand that

seeing her changed everything for me.

Seeing her changed you ...

it didn't change this place.

Here's to your bright future.

Perhaps here in D. C.

You know this is all gonna be over soon.

You're gonna get to go back home,

and we're gonna stay here.

And you and I will finally be free

of one another.

You will never be free of me

until both my children are safe.

I should have put a ring in your mouth

the day that we met.

I should have let you burn

when I had the chance.

Places!

By His hand.

By His hand.

Heave!

Heave!

Heave!

The Lord is calling on you, girls.

He is depending on you

to be His holy instrument.

His charge is surely difficult,

but he has special blessings

for the strong

and faithful among us.

Drop the ropes.

Let's go.

Disperse.

Come on. I'm freezing.

I hear the woman

mistreated her child.

Let him just cry for hours and hours,

poor thing.

Yeah, it's a great reason to hang someone.

It certainly is.

His winnowing fork

is merciful and necessary.

Clearing away the rotted...

chaff so the good can take root.

What's wrong?

Nothing, praise be.

I'm fine.

All right. Just breathe through it.

Come on.

In through the nose.

Out through the mouth.

There you go.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I've always loved being with child.

This time is...

difficult.

Did you tell the doctor?

He said everything's normal.

I don't know what's wrong with me, I...

I wish it was over.

When I was first pregnant with Nichole,

I was...

pretty scared.

I had some thoughts that

I would be...

ashamed to admit now.

Well, I don't have any "thoughts."

My child is a blessing.

Uh-huh.

- Notice of change.

Bee tokens are now usable

for both honey and bee pollen.

Bee pollen no longer requires

a separate token.

Ofjoseph, you walked right by the flour.

Blessed be the fruit.

May the Lord open.

I saw two other veils yesterday.

I hear they're popping up all over.

We should salute their devotion.

Right. You do that.

Ofjoseph, they finally got a shipment

of that fruit cocktail you've been looking for.

I'll show you.

I love fruit cocktail.

Actually, Ofmatthew,

could you help me pick some avocados?

I can never pick a ripe one.

I'm happy to help.

Fruit cocktail, really?

I'm crappy at improv.

I'd hurry.

It won't last long.

Last week of wheat bread this season.

Last week of wheat bread.

Thank you for coming.

I didn't know if you'd got my message.

Mrs. Mackenzie asked you to stop!

I can't. Could you?

How's she doing?

Agnes

couldn't be happier.

She's doing so well in school.

A school that would cut off her finger for reading.

My Commander can get us out.

All of us.

You could be free.

She's just a child!

To put her in that kind of danger is selfish!

She should be with her real parents.

I'm not so sure.

Then ask her.

I won't put her in that position!

Then I'll ask her.

You can't come back to the house!

Her school.

In Brookline.

I just came from my fourth hanging this week.

Do you think it's gonna get better?

Go to the gate.

Guardian Parker, he's a friend.

He's there today.

He'll help you.

Thank you for your patience.

Just a few more details to go over.

What does all this have to do

with protecting the baby?

Gilead has provided us with an account

of Dr. Malek's criminal activity.

Criminal?

In their opinion,

yes.

Last autumn,

I understand you stole a government vehicle?

Yes.

They say you drove recklessly,

and intentionally struck a guard.

Yes.

You ran him over?

Yes.

On the night of your escape,

did you stab your supervisor?

Aunt Lydia?

Yes.

And you stabbed her in the back?

Yes.

And then you threw her down a staircase?

Don't you know what that monster did to her?

I do. - Syl, please...

I do.

And I don't enjoy asking these questions.

Believe me.

Dr. Malek,

did you take any other actions

that Gilead would see as criminal?

Probably.

You know I don't care what you did there, right?

You don't have to deal with this on your own.

I'm fine.

I know you're not officially looking,

but...

I think you both could make a home

here in D. C.

I'm not even sure

where my home is anymore.

Let me show you something.

This is one of the few,

unrestored houses left.

Just waiting for the right owners.